FoodWORKS Walkerton 2012

FoodWORKS 2012 Final Report

FoodWORKS…From Field to Fork

FoodWORKS is a day long series of interactive opportunities for students to experience how our food moves from farmer’s fields to our plates.

 Plenary Session – Guest Speaker or Panel Discussion

 Workshops – Students will move through 4 X 50-90 minute experiential sites that will demonstrate the various stops along the “food chain” for food that we consume every day. Comparisons will be drawn between foods that are grown locally and exported, foods that we import, how food is prepared, nutritional value, history of food supply in Ontario, and food preparation.

LUNCH !!!!

Wrap-up Session - Q & A, Next Steps? School/Community Projects

 Resource People

Name	Organization/business	Contact Info
Leslie Moskovits	Cedar Down Farm	www.cedardownfarm.ca
Freeman Boyd	Grey Bruce Agriculture and Culinary Association; Foodlink Grey Bruce	www.foodlinkgreybruce.com
Allison Rowe	Chef – Walkerton
Monty Bennett	Walkerton District Secondary School  (WDSS)
Anne Finlay-Stewart	Around the Sound local food market	www.aroundthesoundfood.com1-519-370-2333

The four themed sessions will/could include the following:

 1.       Where our food comes from? AGRI – Culture (Leslie; Mandy Hutter)

a.     seeds – GMO, heritage

b.     planting

c.     harvesting

 2.       Food Processing and Distribution (Freeman Boyd; Anne Finlay Stewart)

1. 1. a.       What happens to the plants and animals in the food chain

 3.       Food Quality and Preparation – Allison Rowe;  Monte

1. 1. a.       Hands on Food Preparation in WDSS kitchen
   2. b.      LUNCH

 4.       Energy Use/Waste on the FARM – What is a Sustainable Food System?

1. 1. a.       Fossil Fuels
   2. b.      Peak Oil
   3. c.       Transportation
   4. d.      Bio Energy

 

 

9:30 – 10:00        Opening Plenary

10:00 – 10:50      Session 1

10:50 – 11:00      Transition

11:00 – 11:50      Session 2

11:50 – noon      Transition

Noon – 12:30     Group Lunch

12:30 – 12:40      Transition

12:40 – 1:30        Session 3

1:30 – 1:40           Transition

1:40 – 2:30           Session 4

2:30 – 2:40           Transition

2:40 – 3:00           Final Plenary